Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more ...

First proposed by the European Commission in 2023, the legislation was provisionally agreed by Parliament and the European ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, studied genetically enhanced crops as a tool to remove carbon from the atmosphere. The next-generation crops could capture about 1 gigaton of ...

The EU has eased restrictions on crops developed using novel genetic techniques. While supporters say the technology could ...

The EU has relaxed its rules on gene-editing. Now, only some gene-edited crops are regulated by the stringent GMO directive.

UC San Diego researchers say genetically-enhanced crops of plants featuring enlarged roots present an opportunity for society to achieve a needed drawdown of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new ...

BCC Research examines how AI is speeding up trait discovery, improving seed development, predicting crop performance and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 16, 2026) On the brink of the first genetically engineered (GE) wheat to be introduced into the U.S. market, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved it in ...

The European Parliament has approved new rules for gene-edited crops, easing restrictions on some new genomic techniques ...

The most worrying concern left unresolved by today's vote is the issue of patents on traits and genetic sequences, which risk limiting access to genetic resources, reducing innovation, increasing ...